In each of the Washburn men’s previous two outings, the Ichabods didn’t resemble the same offensive team that racked up high point totals and relied heavily on balanced scoring early in the season.

Washburn returned to that form Sunday, cruising into the holiday break with an 82-64 victory against Lindenwood at Lee Arena.

The Ichabods (10-1, 3-1 MIAA) put up 45 points in the first half to take a 19-point lead into the break before carrying the momentum over to the second half, shooting 60 percent from the field after halftime.

WU led by as much as 28 and never let the Lions get closer than 17 in the second half.

“Teams have been not guarding us and inviting us to shoot one quick, and we’ve been obliging,” WU coach Bob Chipman said. “Today, I thought we turned some things down to get a better one. When you run your stuff and you’re in your offense, you’re a little more comfortable shooting the ball. I thought we looked real comfortable shooting the ball today. It was really good stuff offensively.”

With the win, Chipman reached another milestone, picking up career victory No. 750 in his 35th season at the helm of the Ichabods.

“Chip plays it off, but it’s a big deal,” said Washburn junior forward Alex North, who led the Ichabods with 18 points. “Everyone needs to recognize it. He said he was going to remember his 750th win by the way we played. That was special.”

Washburn jumped out to a 20-9 lead and Lindenwood (6-8, 1-3 MIAA) never came closer than seven the rest of the way.

North carried the Bods with 16 points in the first half.

“I just wanted to come out with a lot of energy,” North said. “I was hot early on and able to knock down some shots. It wasn’t just me; my teammates were getting me open shots and good looks.”

Kyle Wiggins added 12 points for Washburn while Chris Deanes and Stephon Drane each had 10. Leon Flowers scored eight points in his first start of the season, and Chris Davis also scored eight off the bench.

WU finished 31 of 61 (51 percent) from the floor and went 11 of 20 from 3-point range, while Lindenwood was 20 of 48 (42 percent) from the field and 8 of 24 from behind the arc.

“The defense was good. We knew where their shooters were,” Chipman said. “No. 1 (Darris Smith) is a heckuva driver, and I thought we did a pretty good job staying in front of him.

“I was just really pleased with how we played on both ends of the floor. It looked like the way we should be playing.”

Chipman said he was also proud of the way his team responded after nearly being upset in Thursday’s 70-65 victory over Lincoln.

“The Lincoln game might be a blessing; it was like a loss,” Chipman said. “We treated it like a loss. That’s no disrespect to Lincoln — they played well — but that wasn’t good.

“Our guys deserve a lot of credit. They knew they were a lot better than that, and they proved it today.”

The Ichabods won’t play again until Jan. 4, when they travel to Missouri Western.